Jim Shannon MP: written questions 2025
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Civil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96657More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to launch the Contingent Decision route for the Civil Service Partnership Pension scheme.
Answer: A launch date for the Partnership Contingent Decision route cannot be confirmed at this time. The Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) launched the Contingent Decision process for members who opted out of the scheme in July 2025. However, the process for m...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will consider leading a workforce strategy for the advice sector to support the aims of the Get Britain Working white paper.
Answer: Work coaches refer to the National Careers Service (in England) for high-quality, careers information, advice and guidance which is essential to help people make informed decisions about their futures. For the future Jobs and Careers Service, we will ensu...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to find prisoners who were released by accident.
Answer: Any release in error is unacceptable, and public safety is the Government’s first duty. In such cases, we coordinate across multiple agencies including the police to ensure individuals are returned to custody. The majority of those released in error are r...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: RegistrationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of unregistered pharmacies that are operating.
Answer: Pharmacy is a protected title in law, and it is a criminal offence for a business to engage in regulated activity, for example supplying pharmacy only medicines to the public, and call themselves ‘a pharmacy’ if they are not registered with the pharmacy r...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Youth Parliament: SchoolsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of schools that took part in the Youth Parliament.
Answer: The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to enable young people to learn about the democratic process, engage with policy and decision makers, and have a say on issues that matter to them. UKYP is not designe...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordShipping: Government AssistanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to help support the maritime sector.
Answer: Defra, including arms length bodies such as the Marine Management Organisation, supports maritime industries through a range of policy and operational activities. This includes the marine licensing system, work to support growth in offshore wind, our Mari...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool MilkDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reintroducing a milk strategy for schools.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only Milk is an excellent food for children’s growth and development. As part of the School Food Standards, lower fat milk or lactose reduced milk must be available to c...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: UniformsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the price of school uniforms.
Answer: Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.The cost of school uniform, particularly of branded items, remains a key concern for parents. Parentkind recently found that more than a quarter of parents will go ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: SchoolsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve road safety outside schools.
Answer: The safety of our roads is an absolute priority for this Government.Local authorities have a range of traffic management measures available to them to help improve safety outside schools including reducing speed limits, traffic calming, and introduction o...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refusals there have been for firearms licenses in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Home Office publishes information annually on the number of firearm and shotgun certificate applications refused in England and Wales in the statistical publication on firearm and shotgun certificates. The latest available data is for the year ending ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian InfluenzaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many confirmed cases of avian flu has there been in the last 12 months.
Answer: Between 5 December 2024 and 4 December 2025, there were 143 confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in poultry or other captive birds in the UK.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBluetongue DiseaseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many confirmed cases of blue tongue there has been in the last 24 months.
Answer: The first cases of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) of the current outbreak (2025/2026 vector season) were confirmed on the 11 July 2025. As of 5 December 2025, there have been 238 cases of bluetongue in GB since July 2025, with 223 cases in England an...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the current palliative care strategy.
Answer: The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework (MSF) for England.The MSF will drive improvements in the services that patients and their families receive at the end of life and will enable integrated care boar...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve the planning system.
Answer: The government published a revised pro-growth National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 12 December 2024. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill will help speed up and streamline the delivery of new homes and critical infrastructure. It remains our inten...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to hold housing developers accountable for defects in newly built homes.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Questions UIN 71818 on 3 September 2025 and UIN 37745 on 19 March 2025.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: Northern IrelandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96122More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the number of families in temporary accommodation.
Answer: I regularly discuss homelessness issues with my counterparts in the devolved administrations and most recently met the Minister for Communities on Tuesday 25 November.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to improve housing provision.
Answer: The government is taking concerted action to improve housing provision in England including reforming the planning system and record grant funding support for social and affordable housebuilding.Housing is a devolved matter within the competency of the No...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the UN Human Rights Council’s recent urgent call for an inquiry into violations in El Fasher, S
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statements on Sudan made by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November, and by the Minister of State for International Development and Africa in the House of Lords debate on 27 November. We will provide further updates to the House...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will include provisions in the forthcoming National Development Management Policies to increase the number of stepping stone housing models across local authority areas.
Answer: We will consult later this year on a suite of new national policies for decision-making. Further details will be set out in due course.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFilm: Northern IrelandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the Northern Ireland film industry.
Answer: While culture is a devolved policy area, the department works closely with its Arm’s Length Body, the British Film Institute (BFI), and the devolved governments on a range of funding and initiatives for the film industry - including in Northern Ireland. T...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94663More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support SEND training for teachers.
Answer: The department is committed to providing training for teachers to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). In the new year, we will publish a white paper to build a system where every child receives the sup...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle alcohol misuse in people under 25.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for commissioning alcohol treatment and recovery services as part of their public health responsibilities and can invest in interventions that strengthen the support available to children and young people affected by alco...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCricket: ClubsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94661More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the provision of cricket clubs across local communities.
Answer: The Government has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to supporting grassroots cricket through its recent announcement of funding for the England and Wales Cricket Board to build two new indoor cricket domes in Farington and Luton. This funding for crick...
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of the time taken for court hearings.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice published data concerning the average length of hearings in complete cases at the Crown Court as part of the Criminal Court Statistics series which is available at the following link: Criminal court statistics - GOV.UK The average...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of safe bathing water across the UK.
Answer: To protect our waterways and the health of bathers, the Environment Agency monitors the water quality at over 400 designated beaches and inland waters across England during the bathing season. This is achieved through a robust sampling programme – as set ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
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